Blurb When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her father’s wedding, her protest is dismissed as the action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone else has accepted the loss of Esme’s mother, Ariane – so why can’t she? But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother’sContinueContinue reading “Esme’s Wish – Elizabeth Foster [Book Review]”
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Blogtober Day Thirteen: Review – Under My Hat Anthology
Day One: Spooky TBR / Day Two: October Releases / Day Three: Bookish Autumn Bucket List / Day Four: Perfect Cosy Reading Nook / Day Five: Top 5 Disney Villains / Day Six: Strong Woman Horror Trope / Day Seven: Reading Snacks / Day Eight: 5 Autumn Reads ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day Thirteen: Review – Under My Hat Anthology”
Rose – Rami Ungar – Book Tour
Welcome to my stop for the Rose book tour, the horror fantasy novel by Rami Ungar, and thanks so much for the invite from Blackthorn Book Tours. See my review below for this gripping novel. About the Book Rose wakes in a strange greenhouse, with no idea how she got there, her memories missing, and her bodyContinueContinue reading “Rose – Rami Ungar – Book Tour”
Dangerous Women – Edited by George R.R Martin & Gardner Dozois [Books]
I always find it exciting, to open up a new anthology. To discover what stories wait inside, whether it’s a genre-specific anthology covering different themes, or a themed anthology covering different genres. Dangerous Women falls into the latter camp, with stories here ranging from fantasy to sci-fi to horror to historical. And they’re good, though with theContinueContinue reading “Dangerous Women – Edited by George R.R Martin & Gardner Dozois [Books]”
Circe – Madeline Miller [Books]
Sometimes, you read a book that is so wonderfully and beautifully written, with heaps of description aiding the characters and plot, that it feels like you really are transported to the novel’s location. Circe is, without a doubt, one of those books. Circe is the daughter of a Titan and a nymph, but lacks theContinueContinue reading “Circe – Madeline Miller [Books]”
Spin The Dawn – Elizabeth Lim [Books]
Firstly, look at that cover. It is absolutely stunning, and I spent ages just looking at both before and after reading Spin The Dawn. This novel is the story of Maia, a young woman who wants to become the best tailor in the land. However, standing in the way is the fact she is a woman,ContinueContinue reading “Spin The Dawn – Elizabeth Lim [Books]”
Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds – Gwenda Bond [Books]
Suspicious Minds is the first Stranger Things tie-in novel, and as such, I was really excited to read it. I love the Netflix series, adore the characters, and was eager to find out more about the Stranger Things universe, prior to the events of the TV show. Especially as this novel focuses on Terry, Eleven’sContinueContinue reading “Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds – Gwenda Bond [Books]”
The Wicker King – K. Ancrum [Books]
Received this as a gift from my lovely boyfriend, because he heard me raving about The Wicked King (which he got me for Valentine’s Day) and got confused. But this was on my wishlist, so I still really wanted to read it. And, you know what? I loved it. August and Jack have been best friends forContinueContinue reading “The Wicker King – K. Ancrum [Books]”
The Doll Factory – Elizabeth Macneal [Books]
The Doll Factory is author Elizabeth Macneal’s debut novel, telling the story of Iris, a young woman who earns to escape the doll shop she is trapped in, and who wants to paint. A meeting with a pre-Raphaelite painter changes her whole life, but there are other dangers, lurking in the shadows. The novel is toldContinueContinue reading “The Doll Factory – Elizabeth Macneal [Books]”
The Boys, Volume One: The Name of the Game – Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson [Graphic Novels]
WARNING: There is likely to be swearing in this review, as personally I think it might be hard to talk about The Boys without a little bit of swearing. The Boys is a small group of people, four men, one woman, who have one job: to keep the superheroes in line. Superheroes who the publicContinueContinue reading “The Boys, Volume One: The Name of the Game – Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson [Graphic Novels]”
Unwrapping Words 